What are some examples of women who are widely recognized for their beauty- actresses, models, and so forth- who have married men who weren’t rich or famous, but just average, ordinary guys?
I’m hoping for some high-profile examples, people that we have actually heard of, who got married to these men while they were still in their prime. Has a Miss USA pageant winner ever married a plumber? Has a Hollywood starlet ever married a postal worker?? Has a supermodel ever married a bank teller???
If women select their partners based on ‘personality’, then surely we should be able to come up with countless examples. Oddly, I can’t think of a single case of this ever happening. Why not?
It has to do with circles. Celebrities work and hang out with … Other Celebrities! So the people they are meeting and mingling with are going to be who they pick mates from, right?
Besides, if an average person shows interest in a celebrity, he/she is going to be accused of stalking or obsessing before he/she ever has the chance to get to know the person.
Billy Joel and Christy Brinkley springs to mind as an obvious example.
On a more personal note, I’m constantly amazed that somebody as jaw-droppingly beautiful as my fiancee is willing to be seen in public with an ugly scmhoe like me, let alone actually marry me. But, as it turns out, she really does seem to like me for my personality…
godzillatemple, I love that picture! You guys are so adorable together. Neither of you are beasts at all! I actually said, “aww!” [sub]and had a little tear go to my eye. Shut up, I’m emotional![/sub]
Gillian Anderson married some dude named Clyde Klotz. He was an art director on an X-Files set. Found a picture of them together here. He doesn’t look like anything special to me.
Now, I’ve heard that Weaver hit it off with Simpson when he was bartending at a party she happened to be attending. That doesn’t seem to be the case – however, at the time, it’s clear that Simpson was living the semi-starving-artist lifestyle. It’s plausible that he may have been bartending at the time to help make ends meet. Weaver, OTOH, was already an established star.
Compatibility is just as important as personality. While people with very different personalities and backgrounds can have successful romantic relationships with one another, most people prefer partners who resemble them in terms of temperment, cultural background, social class, education, and yes, attractiveness.
Big differences between two people in any of these areas can often lead to relationship-threatening conflict, misunderstandings, and resentment. For instance, a beautiful woman might avoid a relationship with an unattractive man not because she cares about his looks per se, but because she suspects he would treat her as a trophy wife or be insanely jealous anytime he saw her talking to a handsome man. Some couples can avoid these problems or work through them, some cannot.
